{{nydis12congtoc}}The [[New York's 12th congressional district|12th congressional district of New York]] will hold an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012.

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{{nydis12congtoc}}{{tnr}}The '''[[New York's 12th congressional district|12th congressional district of New York]]''' held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012.

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[[File:NY12.jpg|thumb|300px|This is the 12th congressional district prior to the [[Redistricting in New York|2011 redistricting]].]]

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[[Carolyn Maloney]] was re-elected on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Elections/New York ''ABC News'' "2012 General Election Results"]</ref>

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{{Congintro2012

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|Filing deadline=April 16, 2012

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|Primary date=June 26, 2012

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|Primary=New York has a [[Closed primary|closed primary]] system, meaning only registered members of a particular party may vote in that party's primary.

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|Voter registration=Voters had to register to [[Voting in the 2012 primary elections|vote in the primary]] by June 1. For the [[Voting in the 2012 general elections|general election]], the voter registration deadline was October 12, or October 26 in person.<ref>[http://www.elections.ny.gov/VotingDeadlines.html ''New York State Board of Elections'' "Voting Deadline Page," Accessed June 30, 2012]</ref>

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|State=New York

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|Incumbent=Heading into the election the incumbent is [[Nydia Velazquez]] (D), who was first elected to the House in 1992. Due to [[Redistricting in New York|redistricting]], Valazquez will run for the [[New York's 7th congressional district elections, 2012|7th district]]; [[New York's 14th congressional district elections, 2012|14th district]] incumbent [[Carolyn Maloney]] will run in the new 12th. }}

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Candidates wishing to run must file by the [[Signature_requirements_and_deadlines_for_2012_U.S._Congress_elections|signature filing deadline]] June 12, 2012. On January 27, 2012, [[judgepedia:Gary Sharpe|Judge Gary Sharpe]] moved the primary date from September 11, 2012 to '''June 26, 2012''' in order to allow for sufficient time to send absentee ballots to military voters.<ref>[http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/27/judge-moves-congressional-primary-date-to-june/ ''New York Times'' "Judge Moves Congressional Primary Date to June," January 27, 2012]</ref>

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This will be the first election using [[Congressional redistricting maps implemented after the 2010 Census|new district maps based on 2010 Census data]]. [[New York's 12th congressional district]] is located in the southeastern portion of the [[New York|state]] and includes parts of New York City.<ref>[http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/File:New_York_Congress_Map_2012.jpg ''New York Redistricting Map'' "Map" Accessed September 25, 2012]</ref>

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Heading into the election the incumbent is [[Nydia Velazquez]] (D), who was first elected to the House in 1992.

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==Fusion voting==

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New York is one of eight states that have "electoral fusion" -- which allows more than one political party to support a common candidate. This creates a situation where one candidate will appear multiple times on the same ballot, for the same position. Electoral fusion was once widespread across the United States, but is now commonly practiced only in New York.

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Opponents of fusion voting argue that the process results in dealmarking to ensure that patronage is rampant.<ref>[http://wnymedia.net/wnymedia/buffalopundit/2010/05/electoral-fusion-ruins-new-york-some-more/ Electoral fusion ruins elections]</ref> Proponents maintain that fusion voting allows for minor parties to actually make a difference during the election, allowing voters the opportunity to vote for a minority party platform but still affect the general election result.<ref>[http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/elections/fusion-the-secret-weapon/ Working Family Party: Fusion voting]</ref>

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Candidates appearing in the general election will be listed below with colored dots corresponding to any party they will represent on the ballot.

[[File:New York's 12th Congressional District Before and After the 2010 Census Redistricting.jpg|link=http://nycd2011.ballotpedia.censusviewer.com/client|thumb|450px|[http://nycd2011.ballotpedia.censusviewer.com/client Map of the 12th congressional district of New York] before and after the [[Redistricting in New York|2010 redistricting]]. Click on the link for an interactive map of the congressional districts in New York. For an interactive map of the districts prior to the 2010 Census, click [http://nycd2001.ballotpedia.censusviewer.com/client here].]]

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==Election Results==

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===General Election===

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==Impact of redistricting==

==Impact of redistricting==

::''See also: [[Redistricting in New York]]''

::''See also: [[Redistricting in New York]]''

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Following the results of the 2010 Census, New York lost two congressional seats, bringing its total number of representatives down from 29 to 27. A new map has yet to be finalized. According to a report in the Washington Post political blog "The Fix," New York is one of the top 10 redistricting battles in the nation.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/redistricting-battles-hit-a-fever-pitch/2011/06/03/AGN7h7HH_blog.html ''Washington Post, "The Fix,"'' "Redistricting battles hit a fever pitch," June 3, 2011]</ref>

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Following the results of the 2010 Census, New York lost two congressional seats, bringing its total number of representatives down from 29 to 27. A new map has yet to be finalized. According to a report in the ''Washington Post'' political blog "The Fix," New York is one of the top 10 redistricting battles in the nation.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/redistricting-battles-hit-a-fever-pitch/2011/06/03/AGN7h7HH_blog.html ''Washington Post, "The Fix,"'' "Redistricting battles hit a fever pitch," June 3, 2011]</ref>

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The [[New York's 12th congressional district|12th district]] was re-drawn after the 2010 Census. The new district is composed of the following percentages of voters of the old congressional districts.<ref>[http://www.censusviewer.com/district-maps/2012/08/new-york-congressional-districts-comparison-2001-2011/ ''Moonshadow Mobile's CensusViewer'' "New York's congressional districts 2001-2011 comparison"]</ref><ref>[http://www.votermapping.com ''Labels & Lists'' "VoterMapping software voter counts"]</ref>

! colspan="8" | New York Congressional District 12<ref>[http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/enrollment/congress/congress_apr12.pdf ''New York State Board of Elections,'' "District Active Enrollment 2012," April, 2012]</ref>

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!Congressional District

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!District Total

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!Democrats

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!Republicans

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!Other & Unaffiliated

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!Advantage

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!Party Advantage

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!Change in Advantage from 2010

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|District 12

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|381,541

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|231,458

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|55,575

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|94,508

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|style="background-color:blue; color: white;"|Democratic

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|316.48%

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| -444.58%

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| colspan="8" align="center" |<small>"Party advantage" is the percentage gap between the two major parties in registered voters. "Change in advantage" is the spread in difference of party advantage between 2010 and 2012 based on the congressional district number only.</small>

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===District partisanship===

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====FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012 study====

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:''See also: [[FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012]]''

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In 2012, FairVote did a study on partisanship in the congressional districts, giving each a percentage ranking (D/R) based on the new 2012 maps and comparing that to the old 2010 maps. New York's 12th District became more Democratic because of redistricting.<ref>[http://www.fairvote.org/assets/2012-Redistricting/NYRedistrictingAnalysis.pdf,'' "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in New York," September 2012]</ref>

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*'''2012''': 77D / 23R

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*'''2010''': 75D / 25R

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====Cook Political Report's PVI====

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:''See also: [[Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index]]''

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In 2012, ''Cook Political Report'' released its updated figures on the [[Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index|Partisan Voter Index]], which measures each congressional district's partisanship relative to the rest of the country. [[New York's 12th congressional district]] has a PVI of D+28, which is the 21st most Democratic district in the country. In 2008, this district was won by [[Barack Obama]] (D), 81-19 percent over [[John McCain]] (R). In 2004, [[John Kerry]] (D) won the district 77-23 percent over George W. Bush (R).<ref>[http://cookpolitical.com/application/writable/uploads/2012_PVI_by_District.pdf ''Cook Political Report'' "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" Accessed October 2012]</ref>

==District history==

==District history==

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==Elections==

===2010===

===2010===

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[[File:NY12.jpg|thumb|300px|This is the 12th congressional district prior to the [[Redistricting in New York|2011 redistricting]].]]

On November 2, 2010, [[Nydia Velazquez]] was re-elected to the [[United States House]] for a tenth term. She defeated Alice Gaffney ([[Conservative Party|Conservative]]).<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2010election.pdf ''U.S. Congress House Clerk'' "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"]</ref>

On November 2, 2010, [[Nydia Velazquez]] was re-elected to the [[United States House]] for a tenth term. She defeated Alice Gaffney ([[Conservative Party|Conservative]]).<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2010election.pdf ''U.S. Congress House Clerk'' "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"]</ref>

Fusion voting

New York is one of eight states that have "electoral fusion" -- which allows more than one political party to support a common candidate. This creates a situation where one candidate will appear multiple times on the same ballot, for the same position. Electoral fusion was once widespread across the United States, but is now commonly practiced only in New York.

Opponents of fusion voting argue that the process results in dealmarking to ensure that patronage is rampant.[4] Proponents maintain that fusion voting allows for minor parties to actually make a difference during the election, allowing voters the opportunity to vote for a minority party platform but still affect the general election result.[5]

Candidates appearing in the general election will be listed below with colored dots corresponding to any party they will represent on the ballot.

Candidates

Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals were added after official election results had been certified. For more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan, click here. If you find any errors in this list, please email: Geoff Pallay.

Impact of redistricting

Following the results of the 2010 Census, New York lost two congressional seats, bringing its total number of representatives down from 29 to 27. A new map has yet to be finalized. According to a report in the Washington Post political blog "The Fix," New York is one of the top 10 redistricting battles in the nation.[7]

The 12th district was re-drawn after the 2010 Census. The new district is composed of the following percentages of voters of the old congressional districts.[8][9]

"Party advantage" is the percentage gap between the two major parties in registered voters. "Change in advantage" is the spread in difference of party advantage between 2010 and 2012 based on the congressional district number only.

District partisanship

FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012 study

In 2012, FairVote did a study on partisanship in the congressional districts, giving each a percentage ranking (D/R) based on the new 2012 maps and comparing that to the old 2010 maps. New York's 12th District became more Democratic because of redistricting.[11]